wive

wive

 (wīv)

v. wived, wiv·ing, wives

v.tr.

1. To marry (a woman).

2. To provide a wife for.

v.intr.

To marry a woman.


[Middle English wiven, from Old English wīfian, from wīf, woman.]

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wive

(waɪv)

vb

1. to marry (a woman)

2. (tr) to supply with a wife

[Old English gewīfian, from wīf wife]

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wive

(waɪv)

v. wived, wiv•ing. v.i.

1. to take a wife; marry.

v.t.

2. to take as wife; marry.

3. to provide with a wife.

[before 900; Middle English wiven, Old English wīfian, derivative of wīf; see wife]

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wive


Past participle: wived
Gerund: wiving
Imperative
wive
wive
Present
I wive
you wive
he/she/it wives
we wive
you wive
they wive
Preterite
I wived
you wived
he/she/it wived
we wived
you wived
they wived
Present Continuous
I am wiving
you are wiving
he/she/it is wiving
we are wiving
you are wiving
they are wiving
Present Perfect
I have wived
you have wived
he/she/it has wived
we have wived
you have wived
they have wived
Past Continuous
I was wiving
you were wiving
he/she/it was wiving
we were wiving
you were wiving
they were wiving
Past Perfect
I had wived
you had wived
he/she/it had wived
we had wived
you had wived
they had wived
Future
I will wive
you will wive
he/she/it will wive
we will wive
you will wive
they will wive
Future Perfect
I will have wived
you will have wived
he/she/it will have wived
we will have wived
you will have wived
they will have wived
Future Continuous
I will be wiving
you will be wiving
he/she/it will be wiving
we will be wiving
you will be wiving
they will be wiving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wiving
you have been wiving
he/she/it has been wiving
we have been wiving
you have been wiving
they have been wiving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wiving
you will have been wiving
he/she/it will have been wiving
we will have been wiving
you will have been wiving
they will have been wiving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wiving
you had been wiving
he/she/it had been wiving
we had been wiving
you had been wiving
they had been wiving
Conditional
I would wive
you would wive
he/she/it would wive
we would wive
you would wive
they would wive
Past Conditional
I would have wived
you would have wived
he/she/it would have wived
we would have wived
you would have wived
they would have wived

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb1.wive - take (someone) as a wife
2.wive - marry a woman, take a wife
3.wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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